AMANI DUMPS BAND TWO DAYS TO EVENT!

Musician Amani, real names Cecelia Wairimu, can be really disappointing sometimes. Yesterday, she dumped the band Murfys Flaw, meant to back her up in tomorrows performance at KICC during the Women's Conference, after rehearsing for a full month! The all-women band was more disappointed because she failed to explain why. Reached for comment, she declined to discuss the matter at all, only saying that she will do a playback performance.

MEJJA: I'M KENYAN, NOT BURUNDIAN!

Calif Record's artiste Mejja, is now defending his nationality after media reports earlier indicated that he's Burundian. The reports came late last year when he twice missed shows organised for him in Germany. According to the show promoters, Mejja couldn't get a passport at the Immigration department, due to his nationality issues. Mejja has finally secured a passport and will be performing in Dubai after Ramadhan. "I was born in Bahati maternity, then raised up in Majengo, Nyeri. I have a Kenyan ID and am 100 per cent Kenyan," he finally dismissed the media reports.

LAM IN US AND CANADA TOUR

South Sudanese musician and businessman Lam Tungwar, is in a two-week tour in Canada and USA. The musician, also a former child soldier and the current UN Messenger of Truth representing Southern Sudan, passed by Nairobi last week headed to the US. He is currently in Canada performing in different cities as well as addressing youth conferences. Lam is also set to launch his album in Kenya, 'Call the President', in November. His company, South Sudanese Artistes Association, is also set to launch the Miss Malaika South Sudan beauty pageant, an annual event that started in Nairobi before shifting base to Juba, South Sudan four years ago. The preliminaries will be done in September.

LEXXY SNEAKS INTO THE COUNTRY!

Former XYZee singer Lexxy has sneaked into the country! He came more than a week ago to promote his video 'Pretender', according to sources, but he seems to be having more personal issues he's dealing with. The musician, who has been studying computer science in Dallas, Texas, while working in a clothes shop as part time job, has been planning a secret wedding too. However, he is not amused that lots of people came to know about it and he could be changing the plans. It also seems that his girlfriend, Brenda, an air hostess, is yet to secure a visa to the US.

ASH AND THE ARREST WARRANT: THE TRUTH

Today, Kenyans woke up to an advertisement in the Daily Nation (page 53)where business man and showbiz entrepreneur Ash, popularly known for his Mash Auto garage, is wanted by the Children's court. The arrest warrant says that he should either present himself to court or Parklands police station. Well, Ash is not hiding, ShowbizTu has confirmed. In fact, he lives five minutes away from the Parklands Police station itself, something that's quite known by the OCS himself. His phone has not gone off either, ShobizTu spoke to him today. Now, here's the story.
When Ash separated with his ex-wife about five years ago, things have never been the same again. His two children went with the wife to the parents' house in Lavington, a very wealthy family indeed. The ex-wife is the sister to Pinky Ghelani's hubby, Raj.
The parents have been giving Ash a lot of pressure, especially because their separation humiliated the family, which is highly regarded amongst the hindu circles in the country. The family, which is well-connected to the corridors of power too, went to court filing a case against Ash. The case included forcing Ash to pay Sh1 million per month as child support!!!!!!
Ash appealed. Of course, that's an insane amount per month, he says. The issue is, Ash has evidence that the ex was cheating on him, that's why they separated, and he has the confession too. This family has seen a losing battle and that's why they've gone ahead to publish the advertisement in the newspaper. This advert is supposed to trigger some reaction from Ash, so that they can use it against him in court. Again, they want to humiliate him too. One million bob for two children as child support?????? Crazy! Kwani wanakula through internet?

GOSPEL MUSICIANS BEHAVING REAAAAAAALLY BADLY!!!!

It's going to be the scandal of the year!!!! Coming to your favourite blog shortly....let me put the pictures together first!!!!

KRISS DUMPS GHETTO RADIO FOR CAPITAL FM

It's always about money! Kriss Darling has dumped a deal he was being offered by producer Majimaji, the new programmes controller of Ghetto Radio. Capital FM seems to be giving him a better deal, of course with more money, but they are still negotiating. Apparently, Capital want to give him a show on his own, but Kriss insists that the deal has to include his Dohty Family DJ unit, which has Jahwatchman, Daddy Konia, Pattyranks, DJ Ken, among others.

JULIANI BUYS A BMW

Gospel musician Juliani seems to be doing well. The boy just bought a second hand navy blue BMW 5 Series car, which is in perfect condition. He now owns two cars as he has given his girlfriend LC the souped up Toyota Starlet he has been using. "I love BMW and now am on my way to the BMW X5, my dream car," he said. In other news, the musician has recalled his manager, Jean Marc, whom he had earlier fired alongside DJ Viq, his former official tour organiser.

NEW SHOWBIZ PARENTS

Dohty Family's Kriss Darling and Papa Shirandula actress Jackie Ominde (Wilbroda) are among the latest showbiz parents. Kriss got a daughter less that three weeks ago while Wilbroda gave birth to a bouncing baby boy last Friday. Although Kriss does not want to reveal who the mother of the child is, Wilbroda's fiance is Supersport cameraman Francis Ngira.

MAMAs UGANDA VENUE CANCELLED

The possibility of Uganda hosting the MTV Africa Music awards this year has gone down the drain. Sources from the MTV UK headquarters have revealed that the venue has been changed after Uganda's capital Kampala, was attacked by terrorists last Sunday, killing over 60 people. It is still not clear where the next possible venue will be.

CHIWAWA IS A PROUD FATHER

Hip-hop musician Chiwawa is a proud father. His son Jabali was born last Sunday. Chiwawa says he's naming his up-coming album after his son. "This album will be clean, no beef songs," he says. However, all the dis tracks have been put in a mix tape called 'Beef and Toothpicks', already doing rounds in music stores and events.

CMB PREZZO'S HEAD SECURITY NOW A FREELANCE!!

Wonder why CMB Prezzo has been spotted in many entertainment joints without his security detail? Wonder no more. His head security, popularly known as Oti, has gone freelance since Prezzo is not able to sustain him on a daily basis as he used to. Oti has been seen in the company of top politicians and businessmen, whom he has been guarding for the past few months. Inside sources say that Prezzo only calls Oti once in a while, especially when going to particular joints, especially in Westlands. More information indicate that a security institution in Israel has sponsored Oti to do a six-months security training course. He's set to leave in September.

AY TO FACEBOOKERS: AM ALIVE AND FINE!

Facebookers have gone crazy! Last Sunday they were spreading rumors that Nameless got an accident in Mombasa, which was a big lie. This evening it's about Bongo musician AY, whom they are saying is dead. AY is so much alive and disgusted by the haters who are spreading bad rumors all over. Among the first musicians to call AY when the rumors started spreading was Uganda's Bebe Cool, who confirmed by posting an update on his Facebook status.

FIRST 'FRESHERS BASH' EVER AT STRATHMORE

Students of Strathmore University will experience the first ever freshers bash this Friday. On the decks will be gospel deejay, DJ Krowbar, and ex-homeboyz DJ Wesley, alongside other gospel artistes who will perform. The most shocking thing is that this gig will be held in the afternoon!!!!! Is this a university or a high school?

KAMPALA BOMB AFFECTS MTV PLANS ON MAMAS

Sunday night's bomb blast, that killed 65 people in Uganda's capital, Kampala, has affected plans for MTV and Zain to host MAMAs in the country. According to a very inside source, a high level meeting was called yesterday in London, the MTV headquarters, to discuss the matter, mostly because the blasts occurred in entertainment joints. Although it's not clear what was the outcome of the meeting, it's possible that the venue might change.
"MTV is a big event, must be done indoors and the capacity should be over 3,000 people. If the terrorists managed to kill 65, the 3,000 plus MTV fans would be a successful job for them," said the source. "And in MAMAs, we have artistes from all over Africa, Europe and America. The damage would be really bad."
Tanzania is still not a very good venue for the awards since they don't have a good venue.

ABBAS AND CHIWAWA TO FACE OFF NEXT WEEK

It's time to make money! The beef is now on the table and they are taking it on the stage. Next week, Friday 23, the big show will go down. Venue? The Carnivore. They will face each other for the first time, after months of serious beef, accusing each other of all sorts of things. The latest attempt to put the two hip-hop artistes in one room was done four weeks ago, where a couple of hip-hop producers wanted them to declare a truce. Fifteen minutes later, Abbas walked out of Phoenix Studios in Adams Arcade, where the meeting was. He said he could not sit in the same room with Chiwawa, and told the producers to email them if any worthy developments were realised. I wonder what will happen on Friday, where they will have to face each other in front of their fans!
According to the Carnivore, security will be beefed-up to avoid any ugly incidences, coz this one looks real ugly.

HELLON, QUINCY, KUYU AND ARUNGA: THE DRAMA SO FAR.....MADNESS!

Apparently, the house in Kitisuru where the four went after being evicted in Runda, is not theirs. They were not renting it out either. The house belongs to one of Hellon's friends who gave them refuge for some time. And now they are out and they are being housed by Aaron Rimbui, a former member of the Finger of God Church, in Kileleshwa.
The truth is, these guys are very desperate. They need money. The only thing left is their music school in Spring Valley, where they rent anyway. Last month, the school had a rent arrears of Sh300,000, while their house in Runda had arrears of Sh600,000, that's why they were evicted. After eviction, they went to see Kuyu's dad (Kuyu is Hellon's wife), looking for money to settle their rental issues. Kuyu's dad decided to write a Sh300,000 cheque to the LANDLORD, not Hellon or Kuyu. That, prevented them from using the cash to do other things. Further, he advised the couple to use an extra room as their shelter before they sort their problems out. And the worst thing is? Hellon rudely told Kuyu's dad: "We are here to look for money, not advice." And Kuyu said that she will always support her husband Hellon. Very sad.
Now, the Maroon mercedes benz. It does not belong to Kuyu. Actually it's owned by Kuyu's mum, and now they have been frozen to use it. That's why they went to Subru Motors two weeks ago, looking for a way of trading in Esther's BMW for a Range Rover sport. But it didn't work coz they didn't have a log book.
Will these people ever get help? Or will they ever get back to their senses?

FALSE RUMORS ON NAMELESS SPREAD ON FACEBOOK

There were rumors on Facebook yesterday that musician Nameless had been involved in a freaky accident in Mombasa. By the time the rumors were spreading, ShowbizTu confirmed that Nameless was fine and had not been in any accident. When we contacted him, he was about to do sound check at the Vasco da Gama public beach in Malindi, where he was meant to perform in the afternoon.

EXCLUSIVE!!! MAMAS TO BE HELD IN UGANDA!!!

Yes, Kampala, Uganda, is secretly preparing for the third edition of MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs). According to close sources, experts from the UK are scouting for a possible venue for the event, that might be delayed to December this year, instead of the normal October shows. Sponsored by Zain, Uganda is cited as one of the strongest markets for the mobile service provider, closely following Kenya and Nigeria.

CITIZEN TV LOSES TUSKER PROJECT FAME

And NTV is the new broadcasting station that will air this year's Tusker Project Fame reality show, according to very close sources. NTV broadcasted the first TPF show, before Citizen TV took over in TPF 2, since NTV chose Zain University Challenge over TPF.

WAHU IN KANSAS

Singer Wahu seems to be enjoying her time now. As her music picks up in the industry after a long break due to her pregnancy and parental duties, her international shows have picked up steadily. She is now doing a mini-tour in Kansas State, organised by promoter 'Wazimu'. She will be there for the next two or three weeks. Meanwhile, her husband Nameless has joined other Kenyan artistes in the Kenya For Change tour, urging Kenyans to read the constitution before the Referendum.

P-UNIT TO RELEASE ALBUM ON MONDAY

In a shop near you, you can pick the latest album in town, 'Wagenge Hao', by P-Unit. The album, produced by Musyoka of Decimal Records, features all the hottest tracks by the trio, and collabos with different artistes. Their latest release, 'Kare', seems to be doing very well in the charts. The official launch will be done in August.

OGOPA FINALLY RELEASES NIKKI'S VIDEO

Ogopa DJs have finally released Nikki's (Sheila Mwanyigha)video, 'Leave', shot in February this year. Despite the fact that they promised to release the video in two weeks, Ogopa has taken four months. "They have ruined my plans completely and I don't think I'll ever do a video there again," said Nikki. And she is not the only one. Lots of artistes are suffering too because of the video delay. Gospel musician Ringtone is still waiting for a video that was shot in March.

IS OMOSH THAT BROKE?

Wannabe comedian Eric 'Omosh' Omondi can really embarrass himself. He ordered drinks at the Rezorus VIP lounge last night, during the Uptown Thursday show hosted by G-Money. He pretended to be entertaining his friends with dry jokes as he bought them drinks. When the waiter gave him the bill, he put it in his pocket, then went out of the club unnoticed. According to the waitress, she thought he was going to the gents but one hour later, she was still looking for him with the assistance of bouncers, but all in vain!

AY AND FA FOR EUROPE HIP-HOP TOUR

Bongo Flava's finest, AY and Mwana FA will be leaving next week for a series of hip-hop shows in Europe. They will perform in Finland, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway and Sweden, according to AY. The tour will take about two to three weeks. AY is also set to perform in Juba, South Sudan, late August, although the deal is not finalized yet. AY and FA are currently promoting their latest collabo, 'Usije Mjini', which is doing very well in East Africa so far.

RAMA NYANG: I'M BETTER OFF OUT OF KTN!

Rama Nyang is now working at Radio One, you probably know that. Radio One, based at Barclays Plaza, on Loita Street, is owned by media investor Sir Henry Otiende. Although the presenters have not gone on air yet, Rama says he is much better off KTN. "I was over worked at KTN and I don't miss that place at all. My job was to host or present but not produce shows, which I did. I had to walk out because I was doing more than what my contract clearly said," he told ShowbizTu. Asked whether he told off his bosses while walking out, he denied the allegations.

MAQBUL TO WED THIS SATURDAY!!!!

Capital FM presenter Maqbul Mohammmed will be getting married this weekend, to long time girlfriend Ciru. Asked if the rumors were true, Maqbul did not want to comment on it or where the wedding venue will be. However, close family members have revealed that there will be a 'heena' party tomorrow at the CID training school, the possible venue for the wedding.

WYRE TO COLLABO WITH KANDA BONGOMAN

The Love Child seems to be going places! Wyre will be releasing a track with Kanda Bongoman anytime now. The two met last December in Juba, South Sudan, and Kanda was impressed by his performance during the Miss Malaika beauty pageant, where they shared the same stage. Close sources say that Kanda's producers in London, where he currently resides, have already picked one of his best hits, so Wyre will just add something on it. Contacted, Wyre confirmed the reports, saying that it was one of the biggest steps he's made in his music career.
"I'm honored just to work with this legend, for my name to be next to his is just greater than anything else," said Wyre. He has already sent his vocals to Kanda's producers in the UK and he's just awaiting results.

LEXXY TO WED IN DECEMBER?

Musician Lexxy, formerly of XYZee, is rumored to be planning a secret wedding this December, with girlfriend Brenda. The artiste has even invited Brenda to the US, where he lives, for final preparations. It is not clear whether Brenda, a well-reserved Nairobi girl, has secured a visa or not. Lexxy was overheard saying that if she doesn't make it to the US, he will be forced to comeback to Kenya for the wedding as he promotes his new song 'pretender'.

MONIQUE BREAKS UP WITH BOYFIE

Sexy singer and TV host, Monique, has broken up with her long-time boyfriend Tim. A rugby player with Mwamba club, (together with rugby stars like Collins Injera and Humphrey Kayange), Tim has gone out with Monique for about four years now. Although it's not clear what caused their break up, Monique has already changed her status on Facebook as 'single' although Tim is yet to do so. Sources close to the two say that they broke up two weeks ago, they just went public this week. Monique is currently a TV host at Citizen TV, hosting the music program 'Afrodizzia', produced by David Makali owned Sound Africa. Her album is coming out soon, produced by Musyoka of Decimal Records.

FUNDI FRANK NOW LIVING IN LEAFY SURBUBS

Clothes designer cum rapper Fundi Frank is moving up too. He recently moved houses from South C estate to up makrket Kileleshwa, actually the same street with showbiz figure Big Kev. Fundi seems to be getting lucrative deals of late, including designing clothes for politicians William Kabogo, the 'No' and 'Yes' flag-bearers, among other top celebrities in the country. He says he will be launching his new footwear line for both ladies and gents. His red Volkswagen Golf car is being souped up at musician Jaguar's garage, but he says he will sell it for a new BMW. He also launched a new collabo he has done with Wyre and Coozos Clan from South Sudan.

WHY DJ JOE IS NOT IN NEW JERSY THIS WEEKEND!

Capital FM's DJ Joe (runners-up in Pilsner Mfalme compe) is in the country after a three-week series of gigz in South Africa. DJ Joe was among the DJs supposed to headline this weekend's New Jersy Street Bash, organised by Lloyd of Umoja Entertainment. Apparently, Umoja Ent had booked DJ Joe, but he had already been given a three-week off to spin in Jo'berg, in the events organised by Dickson Sirawa and Steve Agutu of Bila Shaka Entertainment. The Capital FM management declined to give DJ Joe more time off and now he's back at work. Lloyd has now been forced to get only Black Supremacy's DJ Simple Simon from Kenya. However, it has been a big battle between DJ Joe and veteran disc jockey, DJ Pinye, who were both in South Africa for the Bila Shaka events. Pinye refused to accompany DJ Joe for the first gig as World Cup started, complaining that Joe was treated better than him by the organisers. Since Joe is back in Kenya, Pinye is now doing the gigs in South Africa! What the hell?